Fans and teammates admire his style of play, but he has been a royal pain for opponents. Sunday, he was a thorn in the side of Blazers’ All-Star point guard Damian Lillard.

With 3:39 to go in overtime, Beverley drew Lillard’s sixth foul, forcing him to watch the final moments from the bench. He was still frustrated after Portland’s loss in a report by CSN Northwest.

“It’s irritating that he’s doing all that little stuff like flopping, tying you up and all that for the whole game. But I don’t really get caught up in that. It’s whatever…You’ve got somebody out there that want to try to be bumping and doing little slick stuff. You know what I mean? I’m not going to buy into it, but I’m also not going to just let it fly. I’m going to say something. I mean, that’s what he does. I don’t really care for that, but I’m just not going to let somebody be all in my chest, doing all this extra stuff. That’s not basketball… Everybody knows what he does to get under people’s skin.”

But after hearing Lillard’s comments, Beverley responded by saying he wasn’t playing any more aggressive than he usually would and that Lillard is prone to complaining on the court.

“Damian Lillard whines. I’m not a big fan of that,” Beverley said in an interview with SportsTalk790 AM. “I don’t go out there and try to start fights with anybody. I go out there and play my game. “The way I guard him, the way I guard Steph Curry, the way I guard Chris Paul, the way I guard Goran Dragic. I guard all players the same.

“I don’t look at film on players. I don’t look at players’ habits. I go out there and impose my will on people and I do what I do, and I’m aggressive on defense.”